Braulio Estima
"Carcará"
Wins on the mat — every scramble is a trap.
Fight Plan: Braulio Estima
A coach-ready game plan — historical weaknesses opponents have exploited and what to drill in camp.
- Historical susceptibility to back takes during high-paced scrambles
- Limited experience and data in MMA striking exchanges
- Recent decline in competitive activity due to focus on coaching
- Stack southpaw sparring partners in camp
- Underhook battles and posture work off the back
Fighter fingerprint
Six-axis profile — the shape tells you the style at a glance.
Fight IQ and Cardio are the standout edges; opponents should expect their game plan to lean on these. Aggression is the lowest axis — exploit it.
- Aggression36
- Cardio85
- Wrestling75
- Fight IQ95
- Distance Control71
- Finishing63
Prep for camp: Braulio Estima
Recommendations a coach can act on tomorrow — opponent tendencies, drills, and the sparring styles to stack against this fight.
- Utilizes an elite open guard to create submission threats and sweeping opportunities
- Known for high-level distance management and using long limbs to secure traps
- Favors submission hunting over positional stalling, often transitioning between triangles and armbars
- Drill reactive sprawls — bait the shot off your right hand
- Match their pace through round 2, then turn the screws in 3
- Win exchanges with volume, not single shots — they walk through power
- Posture and frame drills off bottom — never give up the back
- Mix unscripted looks in sparring — they thrive on patterns
- Southpaw pressure striker
- Chain-wrestling D1 partner
- Black-belt grappler comfortable on bottom
- Marathon partner — 5x5 hard rounds, no rest
See it on film
Every read above should be verifiable. Jump straight to the footage on the platforms that host it legally — official channels first, archive sites second.
Clinch work, level changes, control time
Last 3 performances, full rounds and post-fight breakdowns
Coaches: official clip embeds per fighter are coming next — for now, deep links open searches pre-filtered to Braulio Estima.
How Braulio has changed
Trend lines across the last three years of tape.
Synthesized from recent fight tape · refresh to recompute
Stylistic neighbors
Closest matches across attributes, finish profile, and discipline — useful for sparring partner selection.
Status / Injuries
No current reported competitive injuries; primarily active as a coach.
Checked 6/21/2026
Recent Form
- L2018-01-01vs Rudson MateusReferee Decision · ACB 10
- L2016-01-01vs Alexander TransPoints · Copa Podio
- W2014-06-01vs Murilo SantanaPoints · World Championship
- W2014-06-01vs Thiago SaChoke from back · World Championship
- W2014-06-01vs Raul CastilloTriangle · World Championship
Availability
Transitioned to full-time seminar instruction and academy leadership at Gracie Barra.
Attribute Profile
Scouting Summary
Braulio Estima is a legendary 5th-degree BJJ black belt and one of the most decorated grapplers of his era, holding ADCC and IBJJF World titles. Standing at 6'3", he uses his reach and creative open guard to trap opponents in high-percentage submissions, most notably his signature Estima lock and triangles. While his MMA career was brief at 1-0, his technical contributions and legacy in submission grappling remain among the highest in the sport.
Primary source ↗Tendencies
- Utilizes an elite open guard to create submission threats and sweeping opportunities
- Known for high-level distance management and using long limbs to secure traps
- Favors submission hunting over positional stalling, often transitioning between triangles and armbars
- Expert at using 'invisible' details to finish triangles even against high-level defense
Signature Moves
- Estima Lock
- Triangle
- Inverted Triangle
- Armbar
- The Galaxy Guard
Weaknesses
- Historical susceptibility to back takes during high-paced scrambles
- Limited experience and data in MMA striking exchanges
- Recent decline in competitive activity due to focus on coaching